Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Irvin Kershner Produced by: Gary Kurtz, George Lucus Written by: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams Original Release: 1980 [...]
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The Must-Watch List: The Empire Strikes Back
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The Must-Watch List: Appleseed (2004)
Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Shinji Aramaki Produced by: Matt Greenfield, Haruyo Kanesaku, Yutaka Maseba, Fumihiko Sori, Hiroe Tsukamoto, Nobu Yamamoto Written by: Musamune Shirow (comic), Haruka Handa & Tsutomu Kamishiro (screenplay) Starring: Amanda Winn Lee (Duenan, English Version), [...]
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The Anti-Blockbusters: The Brother from Another Planet
Our ongoing column giving the spotlight to movies that bucked the Hollywood Blockbuster trend and still managed to deliver a superior viewing experience. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. By John J. Joex Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars These days, John Sayles is known as a respected indy film writer/producer/director, but many people [...]
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The Must-Watch List: Star Wars
Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: George Lucus Produced by: Gary Kurtz Written by: George Lucus Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones Original Release: 1977 AKA: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Reviewed [...]
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Movie Review: Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 breaks away from the origin-tale exposition and delivers a good film. By Sam Christopher Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars This is an excellent film. Not quite as good as the original in some ways but with a much better overall theme than the origin tale that drove the first film. My [...]
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The Must Watch List: Blade Runner
Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Ridley Scott Produced by: Michael Deeley Written by: Philip K. Dick (Novel); Hampton Fancher and David Peoples (Screenplay) Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos Original Release: 1982 Reviewed [...]
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The Anti-Blockbusters: Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth
Our ongoing column giving the spotlight to movies that bucked the Hollywood Blockbuster trend and still managed to deliver a superior viewing experience. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. By John J. Joex Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars (Highest Rating) WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! Would you believe me if I told you [...]
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DVD Movie Review: The Descent: Part 2
A follow-up that fans of the first film probably could have done without, but which isn’t all bad By Carl Lawrence Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Few sequels live up to, let alone surpass, the bar established by the original work they stem from, and sadly The Descent: Part [...]
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Movie Review: Clash of the Titans 2010
By Sam Christopher Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars I’ll be the first to admit I’m a sucker for a good adventure story. Anything where a single person or group of people is battling against near-impossible odds and I’m pretty much there. Oh, sure, there are times where I’ll blow off one of these stories—like [...]
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DVD Review: Star Trek
J.J. Abrams ventures into the final frontier with a new cast By Carl Lawrence Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS I have a number of problems with the plot of this film, not the least of which is its seemingly, on the surface at least, erasing of all prior original [...]
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